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Margaret Morris

@marmorr.bsky.social
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American immigrant in Europe. Former academic writing instructor at a small liberal arts college in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 Now living in France 🇫🇷

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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 20h
I'll have to admit, I hadn't realized this either, which is why I wouldn't have let the rest of the world know I didn't know by an inane post on social media.
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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
According to TIME magazine, Trump *literally* asked Grok whether or not he should invade Venezuela What an unbelievably stupid time to be alive time.com/article/2026...
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Horrifying. Barbaric. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Tennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections
Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring 40 minutes after lethal doses administered, witnesses said
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not to mention higher emissions/environnemental pollution.
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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The weekend is less than 100 years old
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Never thought I'd be rooting for a stinkbug.
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As a thriving(!) American in Europe for the last 15 years and counting, I found this a very interesting article. palombo.substack.com/p/where-amer...
palombo.substack.com
Where Americans Actually Thrive in Europe (and Where They Don't)
The 2026 map: ten places Americans are happy, the dream cities that disappoint, and how to tell which one is for you.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The question is, why will the AfD being comprehensively *crushed* by the left in Berlin not be reported in the media nearly as much as the AfD “success” in Sachsen-Anhalt…?
@Wahlen_DE
18 Uhr Prognose
Abgeordnetenhauswahl Berlin
20. September 2026 | Forschungsgruppe Wahlen für das ZDF
Änderungen zum Wahlergebnis von 2023
26,0%
(+13,8)
20,0%
(-8,2)
15,5%
(-2,9)
12,0%
(-6,4)
13,5%
(+4,4)
5%
5,0%
(NEU)
CDU EVP
Senat
2023: 28,2%
SPD
S&D
Senat
18,4%
GRÜNE G/EFA
18,4%
LINKE LINKE
12,2%
AfD
ESN
9,1%
BSW
NI
n.k.
Prognose
Partei
EP-Fraktion
Letzte Wahl
8,0%
(-5,6)
Sonstige
13,6%
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NICU babies are the most vulnerable a human can be, and it seems almost quaint to say it now, but we are supposed to build societies where the most vulnerable can count on others to not let this happen
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That's the way!
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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Reminder that the administration's position, argued by DOJ in court, is that a president could demolish the Statue of Liberty or Washington monument by personal order, at any time, and no court would have any authority to intervene
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@atrupar.com hss been tireless in his honest documentation of current US politics. An indispensable follow!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A recurrent theme in this excellent story about China’s progress is that people there regard Trump as essential to their success, including his ability to drive scientific talent from the US www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
In Beijing, a think tank at Renmin University recently published an assessment titled
"Thank Trump," which wryly hailed his efforts to hasten the "twilight of an empire," by undermining America's alliances, civil service, scientific institutions, and democratic credibility. In the past two years, the international approval rating of the U.S. has dropped nearly forty points, according to a worldwide survey by the Alliance of Democracies; in multiple polls, China now rates higher than the U.S.
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Another epic "my man" thread 😁
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Neither Trump nor his wife are in attendance at this year’s ceremony, notwithstanding the AP photo editor’s bullshit.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The White House Military Office Navy aide is on “Football” duty for Trump’s return to the White House from his golf course in Bedminster, NJ. The ~45-lb. satchel trails Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Bravo! Just rewatched. Such a joyful, hopeful, life-affirming production!
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Important read. Lamy's full article follows Cadwalladr's Substack post.
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
All American 👏
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/09/2026
the literal position of the trump administration is that any school that has any more than a smattering of black students is engaged in illegal racial discrimination against whites www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
nytimes.com
Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students (Gift Article)
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.
stripes.com
West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Extremely rich people who are improving the world for the disadvantaged are truly deserving of wealth. Dolly Parton's efforts to improve literacy across disadvantaged America can't be praised enough. Here is the annual number of books distributed by her Imagination Library. Source: buff.ly/d5xsgWo
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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The source of the flood in Nepal is a collapsed glacier 🧪⚒️
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Weather Replay app allows you to see what the weather was like anywhere in the world since the 1940s. I was born in southern Germany in May 1983 when the sky was clear and night temperature hovered around 5 degree. Surprisingly addictive tool. Source: buff.ly/lbUUzl3
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some people might not be aware, but it is entirely possible that without Dolly Parton we wouldn’t have had a COVID vaccine. She partly funded Moderna’s research and gave the largest individual contribution to make it all happen. Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Among other reforms, it cannot stand that the President can sue everyone all the time but never face any lawsuits or criminal charges himself because he’s president. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic (Gift Article)
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Trump administration’s efforts to suppress factual reporting of the U.S. military continue. Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
nytimes.com
Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication (Gift Article)
The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Americans today will spend $338 million more on gasoline than they did one year ago, or $2.35 billion more every week.
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Eye-opening thread.
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🤔
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In these US counties +80% voted for Trump. They share a similar profile: tiny, rural, white, less university-educated, more religious, and heavily tied to farming, mining or manufacturing. The map shows a widening and deepening of the urban-rural divide. Source: buff.ly/sSZ6cHx
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Theater of the absurd
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The real story is pushed away in a mid/piece paragraph and does not get the same critical attention in the U.S. media.
“Like other universities, Syracuse is confronting a decline in enrollment of international students. Two years ago, 12 percent of the freshman class was from abroad; in September, international enrollment dropped to 5 percent. Chancellor Kent Syverud, who has led the school since 2014, said last September that the drop was attributable mainly to challenges in students getting visas. That represents a significant revenue hit because most international students pay the full $66,580 tuition.”
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Internal National Park Service records shared with us: 2024 - $7 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades 2026 - $323 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades ===>
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 31/07/2026
Kinda wild that @jamellebouie.net is the only person saying this clearly in a high-profile media outlet, but I'm so glad he is.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
TPS for Haitians officially expires tomorrow. ICE is planning big operations, with Springfield, Ohio among the targets www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-hai...
cbsnews.com
ICE plans to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
European counties take note.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
DC Reflecting Pool is flapping in the wind @dccitygirl_
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Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Searching and informed discussion of Nolan's Odyssey from @spencermcdaniel.bsky.social talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...
talesoftimesforgotten.com
An Ancient Historian's Breakdown of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' - Tales of Times Forgotten
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is perhaps the most highly anticipated new film of the 2020s. It has already received near-universal acclaim from film critics and earned more at the box office in its ...
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
France warned Iran of consequences on Thursday after Iranian security officers detained two French diplomats in Tehran for nearly four hours and allegedly beat one of them, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said, adding the diplomats had already returned home.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Trump admin's latest strategy to mass generate removal orders is diabolical: - Take a huge group of people with hearings scheduled in late 2026, 2027, or 2028. - Send them a physical letter rescheduling all of their cases to next week. - Those who inevitably miss court get ordered deported.
thecityreporter.nyc
Deportation Orders Soar in NYC as Trump 'Mega Master' Hearings Accelerate
A new report finds removal orders for people who missed hearings more than doubled in New York City in June, as a new tactic of hastily scheduled court dates rolled out.
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I'm not posting Odyssey memes because one must be wary of GIFs bearing Greeks.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 18/07/2026
Many trans Kansans whose licenses were cancelled by a state law this year now face a kind of poll tax: To vote, they’ll have to pay $16 for a replacement license with a gender marker that doesn’t match their identity.
boltsmag.org
A New Law Voids IDs of Transgender Kansans. It Also Threatens Their Voting Access. - Bolts
Kansas Republicans barred trans residents from getting licenses that reflect their gender identity and canceled existing IDs. The move also risks blocking their access to the polls.
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Brought to you by saterist Bruce Kruger 😁
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Emily (spooky) @emilyrose.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
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Margaret Morris @marmorr.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The mother of all "my man looks like" posts. 😄
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
‘…we need to achieve a minimum of 40% street tree canopy cover, and preferably more, before we start to really feel the benefits of nature’s most advanced air-conditioning technology.’ Me, for Big Issue, on tackling urban #heatwaves…👇 www.bigissue.com/opinion/heat...
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Very interesting research on the changing relationship between gender and sexuality, particularly among young women.
theconversation.com
Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much
The boundaries of heterosexuality are bending for women but not for men, who appear to have less room to explore and are bound to a more rigid, traditional concept of masculinity.
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